BEST MAN/PRESS COVERAGE DEFENSIVE BACKS 2026 NFL Draft

2026 Defensive Backs ranked by MAN/PRESS

RANK Player Pos Team TACKLING RUN DEFENSE ZONE MAN/PRESS Rating
21

Kayin
Lee

CB
Auburn   Mascot
Auburn Mascot
69 71 67 78
80.0
22

Malik
Muhammad

CB
Texas   Mascot
Texas Mascot
68 77 82 78
87.9
23

Preston
Hodge

CB
Colorado   Mascot
Colorado Mascot
52 58 72 78
77.3
24

Chandler
Rivers

CB
Duke   Mascot
Duke Mascot
74 74 83 77
85.7
25

Will
Lee III

CB
Texas A&M   Mascot
Texas A&M Mascot
78 56 71 77
83.7
26

Dillon
Thieneman

S
Oregon   Mascot
Oregon Mascot
80 76 73 77
87.2
27

Ethan
O'Connor

CB
Washington State   Mascot
Washington State Mascot
58 78 79 76
78.5
28

Isaac
Smith

S
Mississippi State   Mascot
Mississippi State Mascot
98 91 72 76
83.0
29

Jalen
Catalon

S
UNLV   Mascot
UNLV Mascot
66 68 74 76
79.0
30

Christian
Gray

CB
Notre Dame   Mascot
Notre Dame Mascot
76 76 76 76
75.0
31

Kendal
Daniels

S
Oklahoma State   Mascot
Oklahoma State Mascot
76 76 76 76
74.3
32

Ceyair
Wright

CB
Nebraska   Mascot
Nebraska Mascot
75 75 75 75
75.0
33

Sonny
Styles

S
Ohio State   Mascot
Ohio State Mascot
69 79 74 75
84.7
34

Avieon
Terrell

CB
Clemson   Mascot
Clemson Mascot
66 91 80 75
87.3
35

Jalon
Kilgore

CB
South Carolina   Mascot
South Carolina Mascot
77 84 75 75
85.1
36

Tacario
Davis

CB
Arizona   Mascot
Arizona Mascot
81 61 67 75
83.7
37

Mansoor
Delane

CB
LSU   Mascot
LSU Mascot
85 84 78 75
85.0
38

Tony
Grimes

CB
Purdue   Mascot
Purdue Mascot
55 56 72 75
78.6
39

Samuel
Omosigho

S
Oklahoma   Mascot
Oklahoma Mascot
75 86 76 74
83.3
40

Malcolm
Greene

CB
Virginia   Mascot
Virginia Mascot
73 73 73 73
74.1